Bush aids Appalachia coal as strip mining rises
In West Virginia and surrounding states President Bush bolsters central Appalachia’s mountaintop mining boom with a friendlier regulatory stance while environmentalists warn of accelerated landscape destruction. The region bets on renewed demand and prices, yet faces lawsuits and ongoing ecological costs from valley fills and topography changes.
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Bob White
W.va
Bush
Appalachia
Bush Administration
Maria Gunnoe
Island Creek Mountain
West Virginia
Boone County
Gunnee
Wyoming
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Clinton
Brian Patton
Hazard
Central Appalachian
Earthjustice
Joan Mulhern
Charlie Combs
Interior Department
Steven Griles
White House
James Connaughton
Colombia
Rural communities invest in themselves via local mercantile stores
In Powell Wyoming residents bought shares to reopen a clothing shop, investing in Powell itself as hundreds participated. The community mercantile idea spreads to Ely Nevada and parts of Montana and Wyoming with interest from rural towns seeking to boost local shopping and economy. Leaders cite rising demand to shop locally and renewed rural spirit, sparked by collaborative investment and local stewardship.
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Powell, Wyo
Ken Witzeling
Powell
Witzeling
Montana
Wyoming
Stacy Mitchell
Institute For
Frank French
Plentywood
Mont
Kirk Stoner
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